The Five Boroughs

New York City is made up of five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Each one has enough attractions—and enough personality—to be a city all its own. Learn more about them with this guide.

3266 Bainbridge Ave. (Norwood—Bainbridge/208)

Bronx, NY 10458

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Former NYC mayor Isaac Varian, Jr. lived in this fieldstone farmhouse, which was built in 1758 and was the site of six skirmishes between British and American troops during the Revolutionary War. Today, history buffs can walk the oak and pine floors of this lovely Bronx building and learn about the history of the borough.